I received the coffee at home but was in Jomtien for eleven days. I'm now back home and have tried the VINZ beans. Using the same measure to grind the beans, I found it much stronger, maybe a bit too strong but drinkable. So far, I have discovered that for my taste, the beans have to be a blend with some robusto for strong flavor I like. I have reduced the amount I grind per cup and decided that this is as good as I have ever used. BUT, the search continues.

The experts recommend that the beans be ground fine. I had my grinder set almost as fine as it goes. Today I changed the grind setting to about the middle then one step back toward fine. I had remarked that the dark roast was maybe too dark and the coffee was a little bitter. The medium grind makes a much better cup of coffee. The bitterness is gone. I rate this coffee as very good.